Show CAPT PHELPS DEAD I L Ho Led Part that Tunneled Out of Libby Prison Lanortc Tnd April 13 Tlhnmor D Phelps former Mayor of T nporte Is dead aged 7S years He served In the Civil wur and participated in the J Straight aid and was captured by tho Confederates and with the other officers I offi-cers was confined In Libby prison for over a yell r He led the I party Including I I Includ-ing Col I X Walker excommander I I of the G A 11 which tunneled out of the famous prison but he wnx recaptured recap-tured with Col 1 Walker Just before I reaching the Union lines as he hail remained re-mained behind the party to care for Co Walker who had been taken ill Capt Phelps was illumed to Libby prison but was afterward transferred to Maron then Columbia and finally ins IXfhnngcd In March 1SG5 at Charlotte I Char-lotte N C |